Most Wanted: 10 Vehicles Which Need A Restomod

November 15, 2017

Ford Escort RS Cosworth

Production years: 1992-1996

Growing up, the Ford Escort Cosworth was the car of choice for boy racers, and many an Escort ended up wrapped around a streetlight. That’s not to detract from it. In some ways, it almost adds to it. The Escort Cosworth was truly an everyman’s racer, with a low price and high power. Packing a two-liter engine courtesy of venerable British tuning outfit Cosworth, it put out 227 horsepower. That’s just the start, too. The engine was, and still is hugely tuneable. I’m talking extremely tuneable. As in, over 1000 horsepower tuneable — from a two-liter engine. It drives like a dream too, thanks to its pedigree as a rally car.

If I were to change anything about this car, I would change the body. It may have looked cool at the time, but it hasn’t aged well at all, looking like it’s sprung straight from the pages of a terrible tuning magazine. You can keep the massive spoiler, but replace the terrible hood and panels with something fresh looking. I’d keep the engine, thanks to its massive tuneability, but give it a thorough going-over and reconditioning. Just try not to wrap your fresh restomod around a streetlight.

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